Program in Elementary/Childhood Education Graduate School Bank Street College of Education

Elementary Education

The elementary education programs at Bank Street's Graduate School of Education focus on a deep understanding of child development and on helping children become active learners. Bank Street believes that children learn best when they have opportunities to observe the world around them, engage in finding solutions to problems rather than memorizing set responses, and learn with and from others.

The programs in childhood education feature a strong foundation in child development, and an extensive understanding of experiential education in math, the arts, science, reading and language arts, and social studies, and extensive fieldwork / advisement. Advisors work closely with their graduate students to help them integrate theory with practice.

Through a combination of small, learner-centered classes, fieldwork in a range of school setting, and close observation, graduate students learn to think deeply about how best to help children learn. Particular emphasis is placed on helping graduate students understand the links between assessment and instruction, on developing a wide repertoire of teaching strategies, and on learning to address the academic, intellectual, and emotional needs of children

Graduate students may choose from a number of single certification and dual certification programs including childhood general education, early childhood general education, childhood special and general education, bilingual childhood general education, museum education with a focus on childhood, or teaching literacy and childhood general education.

These master's degree programs lead to initial and professional certification in general education at the early childhood or childhood levels. The certifications are valid in New York State and in all states with which New York has reciprocity.

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Elementary/Childhood Education Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)
• Early Childhood And Elementary/Childhood Education Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 41
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? No
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied56
• Accepted46
• Acceptance Rate82%
• Enrolled33
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $65
• Application Fee - International $65
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline February 15th February 15th Yes
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline November 1st November 1st Yes
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's Degreesinterview, essays
• Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesTOEFL required, 600 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS required, IELTS paper based

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsApril 15
• Types of financial support availableCareer or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students98
• Female Percentage80%
• Male Percentage20%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students98
• Part-time Percentage62%
• Full-time Percentage38%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino5%
• Black / African American6%
• White / Caucasian73%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian10%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander1%
• Two or more races3%
• Unknown2%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchSocial studies in the elementary grades, urban education, experiential learning, child-centered classrooms
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported